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Ray’s Baz taking care of Biz shuts out A’s in 1-0 in 1:54 special

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Tampa Bay Rays starter Shane Baz heads to the dugout in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Oakland A’s at the Oakland Coliseum on Tue Aug 20, 2024 (AP News photo)

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Athletics (54-72). 000 000 000. 0 3 0

Time: 1:54

Attendance: 4,377

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–We’ve become accustomed to well pitched, tight games at the site of the doomed pleasure palace off the Nimitz freeway, and this Tuesday night’s contest between the flirting with .500 Floridians from Tampa Bay and the too late surging Oakland Athletics (54-72) about to desert the bay for Sacramento and the desert was no exception. The Tampa Bay Rays (63-62) wound up on top, 1-0, in a game that could have gone either way.

The Athletics’ starting pitcher Joey Estes, hadn’t been part of the team’s recent renaissance that had given them a 24-15 record since July 1, the fourth best in the majors and earned them sole possession in the AL West, but he sure did pitch masterfully Tuesday night.

The 22 year old right hander pitched deep into the game, 7-2/3 innings, before Estes surrendered his third, and final hit. Unfortunately, it was a home run to José Siri, a 415 foot blast that went over the Sports California sign in center field, his 15th round tripper and 39th RBI of the year.

It brought his batting average up to .195. Aside from that one bad pitch, a 92 mph four seamer, you couldn’t have asked Estes for a better performance. A double by Yandy Díaz in the sixth was the only other extra base hit he allowed.

Estes faced 19 batters, throwing them 94 pitches, only 27 of them balls, issuing but one free pass. But he took the loss, leaving him with a record of 5-6, 4.44. Michel Otáñez got Yandy Díaz to ground out to short for the third out and then put the Rays down in order in the ninth.

Tampa Bay’s Shane Baz was just a smidgen better than Estes. He, too, lasted 7-2/3 frames and surrendered three hits . He walked three and struck out four. All of the hits against him were singles. 31 of his 92 deliveries were balls.

The win improved his season’s record to 1-2, 3.48). Edwin Uceda relieved Daz after Darell Hernaíz got the A’s third and final hit. He pitched a perfect ninth to earn his first save.

Miguel Andj́ar, Sean Langeliers, and Darell Hernaíz were the only A’s not held hitless. Langeliers’ safety was on a high bouncing ball to third. Tampa Bay’s Díaz was the only batter on either team logged a multi-hit game.

The match up for the third encounter of this four game series will start Wednesday, evening at 6:40pm PT and feature right handers Mitch Spence (7-8 , 4.54) for the Athletics and Ryan Pepiot (6-5, 3.69). If it’s anything like the first two games of this series, it’ll be great fun to watch.

A’s starter Boyle throws gas in 3-0 shutout over Rays at Coliseum

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Oakland A’s starter Joe Boyle delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays in the top of the first inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Mon Aug 19, 2024 (AP News photo)

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Athletics (54-70) 200 010 00x 3 6 1

Time: 2:22

Attendance: 3,938

Monday, August 19, 2024

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–This comfortable August evening, the incipient I’m a Stranger Here Myself Athletics, fresh from splitting and coming within a hare’s breath of sweeping the Bay Bridge Series, opened a four game series Monday night against the team representing the region spanned by another Bay Bridge, the one that connects Tampa and St. Petersburg.

The resultant 3-0 Athletic triumph brought the team’s record to 54-71, playing well above .500 since July 1st, the fourth best in the majors since that date. The Rays fell to 62-62.The attendance was a little over 10% of Saturday evening’s afternoon crowd for the Giants game and less than 10% of the number of mourners at Sunday afternoon’s wake.

The unhoused occupants of the homeless encampment known as the Coliseum got six full and shut out innings out of southpaw Joy Boyle, who dispatched the 24 Rays he faced on two hits, a walk, and a wild pitch.

His brilliant performance earned him his third win against five losses while reducing his ERA to 6.21. Grant Holman and TJ McFarland, held the Rays off the board in the seventh and eighth frames, respectively. The former allowed a base on balls; each of them notched a strikeout. Mason Miller came through with his 19th save, allowing only a 3-2, two out walk to José Siri.

The A’s opened the scoring early and never looked back. Lawrence Butler drew a leadoff walk against Rays starter Taj Bradley, who did a pretty good job on the mound himself. Indeed, he followed Butler’s free pass by whiffing Brett Rooker.

JJ Bleday, however, had Bradley’s number. Bleday’s were 16 (his HR total for the season), 388 (the feet it travelled into the left field seats), 102.6 (the blast’s exit velocity), and 91.2 (the speed of Bradley’s 1-1 four seamer). The green and gold scored only once more, but with the pitching they got, even that was superfluous.

Zack Gelof defied The Curse of the Leadoff Double. Max Schuermann sacrificed him over to third, and Butler’s 362 foot sac fly to right brought him home for the final tally of the game.

Bradley was charged with the loss, which left him with a record of 6-8, 3.55. Like Boyle, Tampa Bay’s starter had toiled six frames before his exit. He gave up five hits, and the three runs scored against him were earned. He struck out three and walked two.

53 of his 89 deliveries counted as strikes. Richard Loveland allowed a single to Abraham Toro, struck out Gelof and Butler, and uncorked a wild pitch while shutting out the A’s in the seventh. Joel Kuhnel, recalled earlier in the day from the Durham Bulls, struck out a couple of Athletics in a perfect eighth.

The Athletics benefited from a replay review in the bottom of the fourth. Seth Brown originally was called safe at first on what would have been a 6-4-3 double play. Tampa Bay challenged the decision, which was overruled, and Brown was out on a 6-4-3 double play.

Another intimate gathering is expected Tuesday, evening at 6:40. Right handers Shane Baz (0-2, 4.21) of the Rays and Joey Estes (5-5, 4.72) for the As will entertain the guests.

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: A’s keep rolling and playing solid ball; Opposing teams know A’s are the team to beat

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San Francisco Giant Mike Yastrzemski is tagged out by the Oakland A’s Max Schuemann at second base at the Oakland Coliseum Mon Aug 19, 2024 (AP News photo)

On That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The A’s are rolling they have won five of their last seven games and are now 16-10 since the All Star Game and is the sixth best record in MLB and are currently 53-71.

#2 The A’s have won more games than last season and are just seven games short of their 60 wins in 2022.

#3 The A’s are now tied for fourth place with the Los Angeles Angels for fourth place in the AL West and could move into third place if they could eclipse the Angels with a successful four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

#4 The A’s so far are 8-6 in the month of August. There is no doubt since going 15-9 in July that teams are gearing up for the A’s knowing they had one of the best records in baseball in July.

#5 Just had to ask the Las Vegas Stadium Authority held a meeting last Thursday and LVSA CEO Steven Hill who headed the meeting was confident that the A’s would have their financial house in order by the October 17th meeting and that the A’s share of the construction should all in place by that time. The A’s said their financing $350 million and getting private financing $850 million in private equity. Can the A’s pull off the financing for the Las Vegas ballpark before the December deadline?

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez for That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcasts Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s open three game match with Rays tonight at Coliseum

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San Francisco Giants Matt Chapman (26) tags out the Oakland A’s JJ (33) at third base in the bottom of the third inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun Aug 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 Barbara, the San Francisco Giants who won the second game of the brief two game series at the Oakland Coliseum did some damage in the top of the tenth inning with the score tied 1-1 when Jerar Encarnacion belted his second home run of the season a two run shot to center to give the Giants a 3-1 lead.

#2 Michael Conforto followed up Encarnacion with his 13th home run of the season a blast to right for 395 feet to give the Giants a 4-1 lead and it looked like the Giants were going to put this one away.

#3 Not so fast the Oakland A’s in the bottom of the tenth inning never a team to give up made a valiant effort to get back in the ball game when they cut the Giants lead in half to two runs when Max Schuemann hit a ball to Giants second baseman Brett Wisely who made a fielding error and allowed Lawrence Butler to score making it 4-2.

#4 With the bases loaded and two out and a chance to tie it up A’s hitter Shea Langeliers struck out swinging and the Giants came away with a 4-2 win to conclude the final Bay Bridge Series resulting in a split.

#5 The A’s will open a three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at the Oakland Coliseum Monday night at 6:40pm PT. Starting pitchers for the Rays RHP Taj Bradley (6-7, ERA 3.49) for the A’s RHP Joe Boyle (2-5, ERA 7.39)

Barbara Mason does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s game wrap: Giants two homers in 10th beats A’s 4-2 in Bay Bridge Series Split

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Oakland A’s manager Mark Kotsay (center) argues with plate umpire Emil Hernandez (82) after getting tossed for questioning a pitch in the top in the eighth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun Aug 18, 2024 (AP News photo)

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Athletics (53-71). 000 001 000 1. 2. 8 0. 10 innings

Time: 2:42

Attendance: 32,727

August 18, 2024

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–The Sacramento Athletics of Las Vegas made what probably will be their last appearance of their brief 54 year tenancy of the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum this warm and sunny Sunday afternoon in what Peter Gammons once correctly called the best stadium in major league baseball by falling to the San Francisco Giants, 4-2, in ten innings Sunday.

For the second time in this two game series between a pair of severely flawed teams the starting pitchers gave outstanding performances. The San Franciscan had begrudged the existence of their transbay rivals ever since Horace Stoneham colluded with Walter O’Malley to strip New York of its two National League franchises discovered that Charles Finley had bereft Kansas City of its claim to be a major league city by spiriting its representative in the American League off to the East Bay. You can call the A’s imminent departure for Sacramento and Las Vegas KC’s Revenge. This afternoon’s come from behind San Francisco victory sealed the deal.

The A’s sent JP Sears, at 10-8, 4.32 at game time, their winningest pitcher to the mound. This was his 25th start of the season. Seven of them came in July and August, months in which he went 6-1, 2.91. He performed well this afternoon, shutting the Giants out for six innings before Héliot Ramos sent an 82 mph change up 448 feet into center field to tie the game at one all.

The blast was Ramos’s 18th round tripper of the year. That was the only tally Sears allowed at the end of his 7-2/3 innings on the mound. He surrendered seven hits without a base on balls while striking out nine.

Sears also made a difficult and significant play in the top of the fourth when he turned Mark Canha’s pop between the mound and the third base foul line into a 1-3 double play. The Athletics used three other pitchers; the first two were effective.

Tyler Ferguson closed out the eighth by fanning the Giants’ DH, Jenar Encarnación, whose tenth inning home run would drive in the winning run. Mason Miller struck out two of the three batters he faced in retiring the side in order in the ninth.

It was Dany Jiménez, fresh off the injured list, who gave up three runs to the five Giants he faced in the tenth and was charged with the loss that left him 1-3, 3.65. In addition to Encarnación’s two run round tripper, his second four bagger of the year.

It traveled 399 feet into center field. Michael Conforto, pinch hitting for Casey Schmitt, who had followed Encarnación in the Giants batting order, gave San Francisco an insurance run with his 13th homer, a shot that cleared the fence in right.

The Giants took the field looking up once more at the .500 plateau and placing their hopes in the finally hitting his stride southpaw Blake Snell (2-3, 3.91 but 2-0, 0.99 with an 0.62 WHIP and opponents’ batting average of .097 in his last seven starts. He kept the A’s off the board for 4-2/3 innings, when the A’s notched their first run after Daz Cameron singled to left and advanced a base on Brent Rooker’s single to right.

After JJ Bleday’s ground out forced Rooker at second, Miguel Andújar drove in Cameron with a single to right. That run scoring play, however, ended the inning because Mike Yastrzemski’s throw cut down Bleday at third.

The Athletics loaded the bases against him with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but last year’s Cy Young winner pitched his way out of the jam. Snell continued to contain the A’s lineup unit he exited after seven innings having surrendered six hits, allowed two walks, and hitting one batter.

He notched 10 Ks, and, like Sears, had to settle for a no decision. The outing brought his ERA down to 3,67. Tyler Rogers threw a perfect eighth, and Ryan Walker gave up nothing but a single in the ninth. He got the win, making him 8-3, 2.10, after yielding two runs, neither of them earned, after zombie runner Lawrence Butler scored when Max Schuemann reached base on an error by Brett Wisely, now playing second following Conforto’s insertion into the lineup.

Sean Langliers made a spectacular catch of Yastrzemski’s safety suicide bunt attept with runners on the corners and one away in the San Francisco fifth.

The Athletics benefited from a video review of what originally had been called a second inning double by Encarnación was ruled a single and thrown out attempting to advance, The play went 7-4, Andújar to Gelof.

Schuemann;s single to left in the third frame, the Athletics’ first of the game, ended shortstop’s 16 at bat hitless streak.

Monday the 19th, the A’s will face Tampa Bay, where the Giants would have moved if Walter Haas hadn’t saved their bacon by yielding Oakland’s territorial rights in the south bay, a debt that the current Giant ownership has conspicuously failed to repay.

Right hander Joe Boyle (2-5, 7.39) will start for the A’s; fellow righty Taj Bradley (6-7, 3.49) will toe the rubber for the gang from St. Petersburg. Say what you will, the Coliseum, even in its current deteriorated condition, beats Tropicana field hands down.

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: A’s need to start moving runners in scoring position are now 2-17

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Oakland A’s Shea Langeliers is congratulated by Miguel Andujar at the plate after hitting a top third inning two run home run against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay on Thu May 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

Oakland A’s podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Tampa Bay Rays Jose Siri tied it with a ninth inning with a home run Richie Palacios got an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Rays won it on a one run game 6-5 on Thursday.

#2 The loss was the A’s third in their last four games. Reliever Mason Miller made an appearance but was charged with his first blown save in 12 relief outings, pitching two plus innings, giving up one hit and one earned run, three walks and four strikeouts.

#3 A’s manager Mark Kotsay said with Miller on the mound he’s very confident he can get the job done. Ultimately Miller was going to run into a game like this.

#4 The A’s are not getting any scoring with running in scoring position going 2-17. If the A’s were to capitalize with runners in scoring position they might have scratched a few of those losses.

#5 The A’s continue this road trip to Cobb County to take on the Braves at Truist Park starting Friday night. The Braves are a tough customer having won five of their last ten games. The Braves are second place in the NL East behind the Philadelphia Phillies by six games. Starting pitcher for the A’s JP Sears (4-3, ERA 3.88) for the Atlanta Braves Reynaldo Perez (2-2, ERA 1.75) with a first pitch at 4:10pm PT. Jeremiah break it down how do you see this series coming up.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the Oakland A’s podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

A’s Lose In 12th Inning to Tampa Bay 6-5 In Another Walk-Off; Oakland’s 3rd loss in last 4 games

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Oakland A’s second baseman Zack Gelof put the tag out on the Tampa Bay Rays Randy Arozarena on a pick off move in the bottom of the fifth inning at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay on Thu May 30, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s (23-35) suffered their second walk-off loss in a row 6-5 against the Tampa Bay Rays (28-29) Thursday in game three of their series. Oakland had multiple opportunities to save this game, the most glaring a bases loaded situation in the tenth inning with no outs. Mason Miller suffered his first blown save of the season.

Game recap: The Rays got a quick start scoring three runs in the opening innings. It was a rough start for Hogan Harris giving up two home runs. Tampa Bay’s Isaac Paredes hit a two-run homer in the first inning for a 2-0 Rays lead. Tampa Bay would hit a second home run, a solo shot, in the second inning and Jose SIri had given the Rays a 3-0 lead.

Oakland went into the third inning with some work to do. Brent Rooker got the inning started with a double and Abraham Toro scored on an error for their first run of the game. Miguel Andujar singled continuing on a great run bringing Brent Rooker home and the A’s now trailed by a single run.3-2. Oakland was not finished; they would take the lead after trailing 3-0. Shea Langeliers homered for a two-run shot and Oakland had taken a 4-3 lead.

Oakland hung onto the slim lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning. Mason Miller came onboard in the ninth inning looking to close this one out. Miller faced Jose Caballero and Amed Rosario striking both of them out.

This guy has been brilliant all season finishing off games in high style crushing teams. They say all good things must end and Miller suffered his first hiccup of the season. Jose Siri connected for his second home run of the game tying this one up 4-4. Miller went on to strike the side out and this game went into extra innings.

The A’s took the lead back in the tenth inning. Abraham Toro singled in the tenth driving Max Schuemann home for a 5-4 lead. Toro leads the league with the most multi-hit games this month with 14 really coming through for Oakland in the month of May.

The A’s had a great opportunity to score more runs with the bases loaded and no outs but Andjuar grounded into a double play and Langeliers struck out. The failure to score more runs in this inning would come back to haunt Oakland.

The Rays tied this game back up in the tenth inning 5-5 and it was on to the eleventh inning in this marathon. A Randy Arozarena sacrifice fly brought Jose Caballero home leveling this game. Neither team scored in the eleventh inning.

Tampa Bay closed this game out in the 12th inning winning the game 6-5. Palacios singled Caballero home and the Rays had their second walk-off win in a row having won their first yesterday 4-3.

Game notes: Thursday the A’s and the Rays met in the rubber match of their three game series. The A’s made it contest but just couldn’t score in extra innings. Hogan Harris who started this game for Oakland went 5.2 innings allowing 4 hits, one run, 3 walks and 7 strikeouts. Tampa Bay starter Shawn Armstrong went two innings, two hits and one strikeout.

Reliever Mason Miller pitched two innings the ninth and 10th before being relieved by Tyler Ferguson in the 11th inning. This was Miller’s first blown save of the season. He went two innings allowing one hit, one run with four strikeouts.

There will not be a lot of time to reflect on these two tough losses. The team is on their way to Atlanta for a three game series with the Braves. JP Sears will take the mound for Oakland with a 4-3 Win/Loss record and a 3.88 ERA. Reynaldo Lopez will be on the hill for the Braves with a 2-2 win/loss record and a 1.75 ERA. First pitch for game one is scheduled for 4:20 PM.

A’s Fall Short In Game Two Losing to Tampa Bay In Walk-Off 4-3

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The Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe slides in safely ahead of the ball as the Oakland A’s third baseman Abraham Toro anticipates the throw in the bottom of the fourth at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay on Wed May 29, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s (23-34) scored first in game two of their series with the Tampa Bay Rays (27-29) but they were unable to hang onto the lead falling behind in the seventh inning 3-2. They did tie up the game in the eighth inning 3-3 but Tampa Bay prevailed winning in a walk-off 4-3. The rubber match of this series will be played early Thursday afternoon as the A’s will be looking to win the series.

Game recap: Oakland’s Joey Estes had a great outing going five innings and allowing two hits, one run with five strikeouts. Tyler Ferguson relieved Estes briefly but was pulled in the sixth inning having allowed three hits and one run. Alexander took over for Ferguson in the sixth inning.

In the sixth inning, Andujar hit an infield single driving Abraham Toro home taking back the lead 2-1. The Oakland lead was short-lived however when Brandon Lowe scored off a Jonathan Aranda single to tie up the game once against 2-2.

The Rays took their first lead of the game in the seventh inning. Isaac Paredes doubled and Palacios scored for a 3-2 lead. Oakland kept the damage to a minimum throwing Yandy Diaz out at home for the third out.

Oakland refused to let down scoring in the eighth inning to tie up the game. JJ Bleday singled but was thrown out trying to reach second. Max Schuemann was able to score to level this game 3-3.

With no outs in the third inning and a runner on third Tampa Bay was in a great place to walk this game off. Jose Siri singled Amed Rosario home and that was the ball game 4-3. It was a tough game for Oakland losing in a very competitive game.

Post game notes: As in Tuesday’s game, the A’s scored first in this game. They took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning when the red hot Miguel Andujar hit a sacrifice fly and JJ Bleday scored for the early lead. The Rays answered right back in the same inning tying up the game 1-1. Brandon Lowe scorched a triple to left and Isaac Paredes scored for the tie game.

The two teams meet in the rubber match of this series Thursday with first pitch scheduled for 10:10 AM. The A’s have not announced a starter and the Rays are starting RHP Shawn Armstrong (1-1, ERA 3.91) .

A’s Pitching Results In a Shutout Win Over Tampa Bay 3-0; Oakland’s Spence pitches no hit ball into the sixth

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Oakland A’s starter Mitch Spence pitches in the first inning had a no hitter going into the sixth inning at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tue May 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Oakland A’s (23-33) not got some great pitching in game one of their three game series with the Tampa Bay Rays (26-29) but they also got a huge sixth inning from Miguel Andujar. Andujar hit a home run with Max Schuemann and JJ Bleday on base for the 3-0 shutout in the series opener at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay on Tuesday. Mason Miller closed out the game for Oakland in the ninth inning for his 11th save this season.

Game recap: The first five innings were an effort from both teams trying to hit off either pitcher. The A’s Mitch Spencer had a great game Tuesday. He was three up and three down in the first inning and solid in the second with a single walk.

He had three up and three down third, fourth and fifth innings. He allowed one hit in the sixth before he was relieved by T.J. McFarland. He showed off some great work on the mound today. The Rays Zach Littell was also solid through five innings allowing two hits in the third inning but he was also going three up and three down for most of the game going into the sixth.

It all came to an end for Littell as he had a rough sixth inning with Oakland breaking through for the first runs of the game. Max Schuemann reached first base due to an error by Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe.

Abraham Toro grounded out sending Schuemann to second. The A’s JJ Bleday walked and Oakland had two runners on base. Miguel Andujar came to the plate with two outs. He was very impressive in his Oakland debut going up against Justin Verlander in the first game of their series with the Astros last Friday night.

That had been his first at-bat in almost eight months and he drove a fast ball into left field for an RBI. He took that success into today’s game hitting a home run out of left field giving the A’s a 3-0 lead which held going into the eighth inning.

Michael Kelly relieved T.J. McFarland in the eighth inning. McFarland turned in some nice work allowing no hits, no runs with one strikeout as Oakland continued to hold the 3-0 lead through eight innings.

Oakland was three outs away from a shutout and the A’s sent in the “Reaper” Mason Miller to close out this game. He got behind in the count 3-0 in the Rays first at bat but finished off Jose Caballero with three strikes for the first out.

Tampa Bay’s Richie Palacios flied out for the second out. Miller stumbled a bit allowing a single from Brandon Lowe and then walking Yandy Diaz. With two runners on base Miller faced Isaac Paredes striking him out for the third out and the 3-0 shutout and once again it was “Miller Time.” This was his 11th saves of the season.

Post game notes: After dropping a series to the Houston Astros over the weekend, the A’s traveled back to Tampa Bay to take on the Rays Tuesday night. Mitch Spencer was on the hill for the A’s went 5.1 innings gave just one hit and struck out four batters. The Rays starter Zach Littell went seven innings, gave up five hits, and struck nine. After a up and down offensive patch, Oakland was ready and got their bats on track in Tuesday night’s game with that three run sixth.

Game two of this three game series will start at 3:50 PM on Wednesday. Joey Estes will be on the hill for Oakland with a 1-1 win/loss record, ERA 7.47. The A’s offense will be facing Ryan Pepiot who will start for Tampa Bay. He has a 3.98 ERA and a 3-2 win/loss record.

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s opening up three game series in Tampa Bay Tuesday

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The Oakland A’s Max Schuemann (12) heads home and is congratulated by third base coach Eric Martins (3) after hitting a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Houston Astros at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun May 26, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara:

#1 On Sunday in the fourth inning at the Oakland Coliseum was where the Astros took charge and didn’t just get a lead, but they had a rally that deflated a ballpark. Yanier Diaz hit a sac fly and scored Jon Singleton, who got on from a double, 1-0 Astros.

#2 After the Astros Mauricio Dubon got on base from a horrendous double, Jose Altuve singled and scored Jake Meyers and Dubon, 3-0 Astros. 

#3Following the Altuve single, Kyle Tucker hit a two run homer, 5-0 Astros and Aaron Brooks was now fighting a different battle. 

#4 A’s finally got on the board when Max Schuemann hit a lead off home run off Blanco, 5-1 Astros still in the lead. 

#5 The A’s will take Monday Memorial Day off and open a road trip against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday at 3:40pm PT. The A’ starting pitcher Mitch Spence (3-2, ERA 4.09) and the Rays will be going with RHP Zack Littell (2-2, ERA 3.42).

Barbara Mason does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com